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thank god we can, and thank you for being with us. i am dylan ratigan, and "hardball" is up next. >>> the blues brothers are back. let's play "hardball." i'm chris matthews in washington. the gang is back together. bill clinton, big bill himself, the one and only bubba, was out on the town serenading manhattan on the reasons barack obama absolutely needs to get reelected. he hit every note, most of them never heard before, about how the republicans and congress are nuts enough to do what old europe is doing, cutting spending, killing jobs, running austerity and their economies right into the ground. there they were, side by side, bill and barack. we start with two political analysts. ron reagan is author of "my father at 100." i want you to look at this amazing scene last night. bill clinton delivered a clear and concise comparison of what the republicans are pushing for with the economy to the financial crisis in europe. let's watch him. >> why aren't things roaring along now? because europe is in trouble and because the republican c
thank god we can, and thank you for being with us. i am dylan ratigan, and "hardball" is up next. >>> the blues brothers are back. let's play "hardball." i'm chris matthews in washington. the gang is back together. bill clinton, big bill himself, the one and only bubba, was out on the town serenading manhattan on the reasons barack obama absolutely needs to get reelected. he hit every note, most of them never heard before, about how the republicans and congress are...
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it means that those allies who work with us may no longer be willing to work with us if they feel that we are -- the american partners can't be trusted to keep information secret and these leaks have to be put to an end. and both sets of the intelligence committee, house and senate, are looking at new proceed do proceed doors to put in place. we've got to recognize the looking at how broadly this information is shared. one of the things we saw, prior to 9/11, information silos naenmeant sometimes folks who should know about potential threats didn't know. we broadened that information sharing and now we've seen some of these uptick in leaks. we've got to find a way to balance sharing of information but not share it so broadly that you have these kind of leaks. if there is a leak, be able to prosecutor it. somebody needs -- if we can identify who leaked this information they need to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. >> these are classified items, dealing with our national security. some of the most important intelligence this country has access to that we want to share with ce
it means that those allies who work with us may no longer be willing to work with us if they feel that we are -- the american partners can't be trusted to keep information secret and these leaks have to be put to an end. and both sets of the intelligence committee, house and senate, are looking at new proceed do proceed doors to put in place. we've got to recognize the looking at how broadly this information is shared. one of the things we saw, prior to 9/11, information silos naenmeant...
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it's about us, as a free people. in two alarming ways, that contention is that we americans just can't cut it anymore. in word, indeed, the president and his allies tell us that we just cannot handle ourselves in this complex, perilous world without their benevolent protection. left to ourselves, we might pick the wrong health insurance, the wrong mortgage, the wrong school for our kids, why, unless they stop us, we might pick the wrong lightbulb. a second view, which i admit some republicans also seem to hold, is that we americans are no longer up to the job of self-government. we can't do the simple math that proves the unaffordability of today's safety net programs are all the government we now have. we'll fall for the con job that says we can just plow ahead and someone else will pick up the tab. we'll allow ourselves to be pitted, one against the other, blaming our neighbor for troubles, worldwide trends, or our own government has caused. 2012 must be the year we prove the doubters wrong. the year we strike out
it's about us, as a free people. in two alarming ways, that contention is that we americans just can't cut it anymore. in word, indeed, the president and his allies tell us that we just cannot handle ourselves in this complex, perilous world without their benevolent protection. left to ourselves, we might pick the wrong health insurance, the wrong mortgage, the wrong school for our kids, why, unless they stop us, we might pick the wrong lightbulb. a second view, which i admit some republicans...
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. >> good to have you with us. president obama has put the issue of tax fairness front and center in this election. speaking in the east room of the white house, the president asked congress to immediately extend the bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year. >> the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. i don't want to raise taxes on the middle class, so we should all agree to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. let's agree to do what we agree on. right? >> now, i'm going to show you some numbers in a few moments. you can be the judge because this puts the republicans on the spot. they have to take a position on supporting middle class tax cuts without an equal tax cuts for the wealthiest of americans. the romney campaign believes the best way to deal with the announcement is to say the president is raising taxes. president obama's response to even more bad economic news is a massive tax increase. here's the problem with the romney camp's statement. it is blatantly
. >> good to have you with us. president obama has put the issue of tax fairness front and center in this election. speaking in the east room of the white house, the president asked congress to immediately extend the bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year. >> the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. i don't want to raise taxes on the middle class, so we should all agree to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. let's agree to do...
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this has forced us to revive the vote. for us to put people and troops on the street, meet with voters face to face. our 18-year-old seniors in high school are going to vote, and we're having a sunrise church service tomorrow with reverend jesse jackson. you can feel the beat. >> you're an inspiring leader and i appreciate -- i love hopefulness and ground games and people meeting people. thank you, good luck. i guess i can say good luck tomorrow. when we return, let me finish with president obama's big moment to build baby build, i'm talking about creating things in this country again. >>> let me finish tonight with a need for president obama to do something, something big. i watched the republicans in congress say they don't want him to succeed. i watched american business hold back trillions of dollars. why is there no debt deal between the president and the congress. don't both sides see the same brog down the road. i think the president has two options right now. he can wait this out and go into november hoping there b
this has forced us to revive the vote. for us to put people and troops on the street, meet with voters face to face. our 18-year-old seniors in high school are going to vote, and we're having a sunrise church service tomorrow with reverend jesse jackson. you can feel the beat. >> you're an inspiring leader and i appreciate -- i love hopefulness and ground games and people meeting people. thank you, good luck. i guess i can say good luck tomorrow. when we return, let me finish with...
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it's about talking about us getting our values back. the middle class retaining our values, ripping it back from the republicans who took it away from us. i truly think that walker and his regime are kind of worried about what's going on here, especially as they look at the voter turnout issues. sure, they've been doing voter turnout in some of their districts that they're popular in, but all over the state we're seeing high numbers here, chris. it's really upbeat here. it's really upbeat here in madison, wisconsin. >> you've been on the show before, but let's bring it home to people's kitchen table. when people get squeeze nd their salaries, nobody gets a raise, and meanwhile they're watching wall street and making more money in the percentage of the economy of our history. almost like the old latin-america in the horrible days when united fruit, with 5% of the country owing the money. what's it like in wisconsin where workers don't get raises to keep up with things? >> well, it's not only not getting raises but it's also taking away t
it's about talking about us getting our values back. the middle class retaining our values, ripping it back from the republicans who took it away from us. i truly think that walker and his regime are kind of worried about what's going on here, especially as they look at the voter turnout issues. sure, they've been doing voter turnout in some of their districts that they're popular in, but all over the state we're seeing high numbers here, chris. it's really upbeat here. it's really upbeat here...
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that does it for us tonight.
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this war came to us on 9/11. and there are a whole bunch of folks here, i bet, who signed up after 9/11. we don't go looking for a fight, but when we see our homeland violated, when we see our fellow citizen killed, then we understand what we have to do. and because of the sacrifices now of a decade and a new greatest generation, not only were we able to block the taliban momentum, not only were we able on bribe al-qaeda out of afghanistan, but slowly and systemically, we have been able to decimate the ranks of al-qaeda, and a year ago we were able to finally bring osama bin laden to justice. that could have only happened because each and every one of you in your own way were doing your jobs. each and every one of you, without a lot of fanfare, without a lot of fuss, you did your jobs. no matter how small or how big, you were faithful to the oath that you took to protect this nation. and your families did their job, supporting you and loving you and remembering you and being there for you. and so together, you gu
this war came to us on 9/11. and there are a whole bunch of folks here, i bet, who signed up after 9/11. we don't go looking for a fight, but when we see our homeland violated, when we see our fellow citizen killed, then we understand what we have to do. and because of the sacrifices now of a decade and a new greatest generation, not only were we able to block the taliban momentum, not only were we able on bribe al-qaeda out of afghanistan, but slowly and systemically, we have been able to...
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that has very little to do with us. what happened. >> also somebody who knows very well that when the economy blows up, few months before an election, it can have a huge effect at the polls. he -- >> let me tell you, i think we -- check this with the experts. the president seems like he is not confident is t economy will getting so he is building a re-election strategy based on that knowledge being unclear at this point. what it seems like he has been doing the last lee, four weeks, actually over a couple of months now, it is solidify his base. he did it with women by talking about equal pay and gays talking about marriage equality. did it with hispanic was the new executive order. it seems like he's doing the basics of politics which is tie in your base, lock it in. go into that general election season, this september. with strong a hold on your people, ones that want to vote for you, african-americans especially. hispanics, women, gays. elite whites, i suppose, liberals are with you. saying that i'm going to lock in w
that has very little to do with us. what happened. >> also somebody who knows very well that when the economy blows up, few months before an election, it can have a huge effect at the polls. he -- >> let me tell you, i think we -- check this with the experts. the president seems like he is not confident is t economy will getting so he is building a re-election strategy based on that knowledge being unclear at this point. what it seems like he has been doing the last lee, four weeks,...
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but he ought to tell us where he's not going to take us back to that. deregulation, tax cuts for the rich. the trouble with romney is, he's skating around, hoping the economy will fail, and i'm not holing it against him, that's how politics works, hoping it will fail so he can come in as the relief pitcher that's the entire romney strategy. that's what it is. it may work if the economy tanks, look, we know what will happen if the up employment rate climbs above 8.5, it's romney's election, that's a fact. he'll be able to say i didn't do this but the fact is his policies will be exactly the same policies as w.'s, again, a dunce cap policy of deregulation, let anybody on wall street do what they feel like doing today and same tax cuts for the rich. it's the same fiphilosophy that got us where obama had to pull us out. they used to say to addicts, an addict is doing the same thing expecting a different result. few you do the same thing w. did and the neocons that took us into iraq, if you want to go back with that thinking, vote for romney because he says
but he ought to tell us where he's not going to take us back to that. deregulation, tax cuts for the rich. the trouble with romney is, he's skating around, hoping the economy will fail, and i'm not holing it against him, that's how politics works, hoping it will fail so he can come in as the relief pitcher that's the entire romney strategy. that's what it is. it may work if the economy tanks, look, we know what will happen if the up employment rate climbs above 8.5, it's romney's election,...
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he joins us. >>> and dirty angry money. governor david switser does not like money and politics, and he is hoping to have a prairie fire out west. he will join us here. >>> and plus, why do the gay republicans want to be in a political party that won't defend them? isn't that a fundamental question? if people don't like it, why are you there? we will ask congressman foley. >>> and the secret service agent who covered jackie kennedy, clint hill, who is a great man will join us to tell us what he saw back in november of 1963. and let me finish tonight with overdue praise for the secret service. we begin with today's jobs report. paul krugman is a columnist for the "new york times" and author of the book "end this depression now" and john heilemann is an editor for "new york" magazine. and today, the jobs report was a mixed job report, and added to the payrolls were 115,000 jobs and the rate dropped to 8.1%. which is the lowest rate since president obama took office, but economic forecasters were predicting bigger growth this
he joins us. >>> and dirty angry money. governor david switser does not like money and politics, and he is hoping to have a prairie fire out west. he will join us here. >>> and plus, why do the gay republicans want to be in a political party that won't defend them? isn't that a fundamental question? if people don't like it, why are you there? we will ask congressman foley. >>> and the secret service agent who covered jackie kennedy, clint hill, who is a great man will...
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but he's useful. cheney left office with a 13% approval rating. >> the last thing we knew was scooter libbey who's since been charged with a felony and he was doing the alley-oop play on "meet the press" after miller had swallowed this stuff put it on the times front page. he comes in and talks about what's in the paper that day that his chief of staff leaked. that's what he's known for and will always be known for with me. clever press manipulation through the times. why is he back in the public? >> let me ska, it's not going out on a limb to say sarah palin was the wrong pick for the time. mccain lost and lost big. as for why he's back, i think dick cheney is very concerned about the status of his reputation and legacy in history. he did this early on in the obama administration when the focus was primarily on what to do about enhanced terrorist techniques. he likes to protect his legacy, his reputation. he'll occasionally resurface. susie's right though. his brand is much worse. they're not going t
but he's useful. cheney left office with a 13% approval rating. >> the last thing we knew was scooter libbey who's since been charged with a felony and he was doing the alley-oop play on "meet the press" after miller had swallowed this stuff put it on the times front page. he comes in and talks about what's in the paper that day that his chief of staff leaked. that's what he's known for and will always be known for with me. clever press manipulation through the times. why is he...
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to use that term. don't be a bull in a china shop. i think you can expect the bullying, the plus sister, but, look, you can't get away from the blundering foreign policy of mitt romney. >> obama was asked about what seemed like confusion at the attack. let's watch here. >> the procession seems to be that the state was on a different page than you. and there is a video and it could have been a part of that and other people were -- >> the truth is that information comes in. >> uh-huh. >> and folks put it out throughout the process. people say it's still incomplete. we're going to do an investigation and figure out exactly what happened. >> i saw susan rice, the ambassador to the united nations on meet the press several weeks back in explaining what happened, a wonderful person a. terrible loss, and she seemed heartfelt and honest and clear. based upon a most recent report by a nation that has tremendous resources in the intelligence community, what's this romney thing about deception? and the intelligenc
to use that term. don't be a bull in a china shop. i think you can expect the bullying, the plus sister, but, look, you can't get away from the blundering foreign policy of mitt romney. >> obama was asked about what seemed like confusion at the attack. let's watch here. >> the procession seems to be that the state was on a different page than you. and there is a video and it could have been a part of that and other people were -- >> the truth is that information comes in....
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that's the power of all of us. that's the power of all of us. that's the membership effect of american express. >>> into the big finish. philadelphia is on the front lines on the war on public education. check this out. >> we pass the budget that we still can't pay for. we're going to borrow money for this year's budget. >> it's just a sad, sad day for philadelphia's kids. >> it's a sad day for philadelphia's kids because the school board is borrowing $218 million to cover expenses. they're going to go into hawk to pay for bare bones public education. the board says yes to borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars just to keep the lights on. they say they don't know what else to do. school districts across the country are in the same fight. parents and teachers have ral rallied across the south and midwest and back east today. the state shifted tens of millions of dollars to pay corporate owned charter schools and churches to educate kids this their state. in wisconsin, scott walker wants to increase class size, cut libraries and close services.
that's the power of all of us. that's the power of all of us. that's the membership effect of american express. >>> into the big finish. philadelphia is on the front lines on the war on public education. check this out. >> we pass the budget that we still can't pay for. we're going to borrow money for this year's budget. >> it's just a sad, sad day for philadelphia's kids. >> it's a sad day for philadelphia's kids because the school board is borrowing $218 million to...
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japan used to be stupider than us and they decided that unit with a the place to be. so we're now stupidest. we have the highest tax rates on businesses and so people either moof ov move overseas or get purchased by somebody overseas because the tax advantages are so high. let's look at stupid. we're taxing american businesses stupidly and damagingly. we need to recuse our marginal tax rates so that we're competitive in the world. and we don't force companies to do one of two things. either go through the various legal and technical tax policies that apple completely legal but a lot of jumping around, or make it cleaner, move your headquarters for another country. >> let me ask you about a study about the bureau for labor statistics because they looked at companies that had big layoffs in the fourth quarter of 2011. and when they asked them what was the motivating factor himd the layoffs, 40% said because business had fallen off. only 3% cited financial issues like the tax code. >> well, one of the reasons business falls falls off is if obama gets reelected, 60 occasi
japan used to be stupider than us and they decided that unit with a the place to be. so we're now stupidest. we have the highest tax rates on businesses and so people either moof ov move overseas or get purchased by somebody overseas because the tax advantages are so high. let's look at stupid. we're taxing american businesses stupidly and damagingly. we need to recuse our marginal tax rates so that we're competitive in the world. and we don't force companies to do one of two things. either go...
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the next labor dispute just as the nfl refu situation is behin us. what does your gut tell us? are american airlines pilots helping or hurting their case? go to facebook.com/newsnation to vote. that does it for "news nation." i'm tamron hall. "the cycle" is up next. ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ fly by night, goodbye my dear ♪ ♪ my ship isn't coming ♪ and i just can't pretend oww! ♪ [ male announcer ] careful, you're no longer invisible in a midsize sedan. the volkswagen passat. the 2012 motor trend car of the year. that's the power of german engineering. the 2012 motor trend car of the year. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. with a vial an
the next labor dispute just as the nfl refu situation is behin us. what does your gut tell us? are american airlines pilots helping or hurting their case? go to facebook.com/newsnation to vote. that does it for "news nation." i'm tamron hall. "the cycle" is up next. ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ fly by night, goodbye my dear ♪ ♪ my ship isn't coming ♪ and i just can't pretend oww! ♪ [ male announcer ] careful, you're no...
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>> we will break down the race for us, and with us, ed gillespie, and chief foreign affairs correspondent for msnbc news, andrea mitchell, and helene cooper. first this morning, a preview of the fall campaign. a debate about what government can do to spur economic recovery. you saw the headlines this week. >> manufacturing is coming back and companies are starting to bring jobs back. the economy is getting stronger! the recovery is speeding up. >> what impact will the extension of the payroll tax cut have on jobs? with us this morning, republican chairman of the house budget committee, paul ryan, and democratic congressman, chris van hollen. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> nine days to go for voters to go to the polls in arizona, and contraception issues back in the news. and rick santorum with a range of issues in what he called a phoney agenda. listen. >> it's not about you. it's not about you. it's not abouter quality of life or about your job. it's about some phoney ideal. some phoney theology. not a theology based on the bible, a different theology, but no less a th
>> we will break down the race for us, and with us, ed gillespie, and chief foreign affairs correspondent for msnbc news, andrea mitchell, and helene cooper. first this morning, a preview of the fall campaign. a debate about what government can do to spur economic recovery. you saw the headlines this week. >> manufacturing is coming back and companies are starting to bring jobs back. the economy is getting stronger! the recovery is speeding up. >> what impact will the...
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this has forced us to revive the vote. meet with them face-to-face. our 18-year-old seniors in high school are going to vote. we're having a sunrise church service tomorrow with reverend jesse jackson. >> you're an inspiring leader. i love hopefulness and ground games. thank you. i guess i can say good luck in the race tomorrow. when wen return let me finish with president obama's big movement to build, baby build. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually all your important legal matters in just minutes. now it's quicker and easier for you to start your business... protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. and launch your dreams. free-credit-score-dot-com'sur boargonna direct you ♪ts ♪ ♪ to check your credit score before it gets too late ♪ ♪ and you end up strapped for cash ♪ ♪ patching your board with duct tape ♪ ♪ so hit free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ find out what credit's about ♪ ♪ or else you could be headed for a credit wipeout ♪ offer applies with enr
this has forced us to revive the vote. meet with them face-to-face. our 18-year-old seniors in high school are going to vote. we're having a sunrise church service tomorrow with reverend jesse jackson. >> you're an inspiring leader. i love hopefulness and ground games. thank you. i guess i can say good luck in the race tomorrow. when wen return let me finish with president obama's big movement to build, baby build. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually all your...
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bill has been using it a couple times. she's been working the overnight. >> the drugs and alcohol. >> your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. cky for me, your friends showed up with this awesome bone. hey! you guys are great. and if you got your home insurance where you got your cut rate car insurance, it might not replace all this. [ electricity crackling ] [ gasping ] so get allstate. you could save money and be better protected from mayhem like me. [ dennis ] mayhem is everywhere. so get an allstate agent. are you in good hands? is important to any successful business. which is why at wells fargo, we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions of business owners save time, reduce expenses, and maximize cash flow. as the number one small business lender for nine years running... we're with you when you need us. so you can be there for your customers. wells fargo. to
bill has been using it a couple times. she's been working the overnight. >> the drugs and alcohol. >> your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. cky for me, your friends showed up with this awesome bone. hey! you guys are great. and if you got your home insurance where you got your cut rate car insurance, it might not replace all this. [ electricity crackling ] [ gasping ] so get allstate. you could save money and be better...
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we don't use teleprompter. so there will be occasions where he may say something that isn't always accurate. you give thousands and thousands of speeches, that's not unusual. however, in some sense, it's a good thing that we have somebody who's willing to go out there, just speak from the heart, say what they really believe. the one thing i will say, rick santorum is not going to be your cup of tea. we both know that. but you know he has convictions. >> but because of that, that's the thing -- it's not that he made the error. that's not what troubles me. people make errors. i make them all the time. what troubles me is he's been called out on it. he should know it will take you five minutes to verify what he said about the university of california is not true. same thing with the dutch. then there's no correction. so because i think he is running as a man of conviction, even though they may be things people disagree with, he has integrity. correcting something, when you put something out there that's false seem
we don't use teleprompter. so there will be occasions where he may say something that isn't always accurate. you give thousands and thousands of speeches, that's not unusual. however, in some sense, it's a good thing that we have somebody who's willing to go out there, just speak from the heart, say what they really believe. the one thing i will say, rick santorum is not going to be your cup of tea. we both know that. but you know he has convictions. >> but because of that, that's the...
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and mark, thanks for joining us. i want to start by asking you, you chose to explore this on long island. you called it the birthplace of the post-war suburban good life. for people out there who may be know long island mainly for the long island accent, i wonder if you could tell us a little bit about the history out there and what it is that made you think this is the place to explore the great recession ? >> well, i think that the story of levittown is really the story of after world war ii, the american society decided we owed something to the great generation, we helped them with homes and levittown was built as a model town for suburbia and returni ining gis. and it became the center of expansion that happened on long island and all over this country. but we decided instead of going to the rust belt or some of the places that were hardest hit by the real estate crisis, that we would go to the kind of an iconic spot, the heart of what we consider the good life in america and see what had happened there. so that'
and mark, thanks for joining us. i want to start by asking you, you chose to explore this on long island. you called it the birthplace of the post-war suburban good life. for people out there who may be know long island mainly for the long island accent, i wonder if you could tell us a little bit about the history out there and what it is that made you think this is the place to explore the great recession ? >> well, i think that the story of levittown is really the story of after world...
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us. today brought the announce many that denver, colorado, just miles from the tragedy will host the first presidential debate this autumn. this all but guarantees that the two presidential candidates, president obama and mitt romney will be asked about the tragedy. what should they say? let's ask governor ed rendell what barack obama should say. it will be interesting. to start with, let's their personal stories following a tragedy like aurora. look at how heartbreaking they are and tell us a lot about the spirit of community and caring in this country. here are a few including one related by the president himself. let's listen. >> i kind of poked my head up at that point and realized, oh, my gosh. nobody is in here. it's just us. there were a few other heads. i could see people leaving the theater but the theater was empty. it felt like so, that's when i got out and yeah. i thought, i kept thinking. oh, my gosh, i think john just took a bullet for me. i was thinking about what a great h
us. today brought the announce many that denver, colorado, just miles from the tragedy will host the first presidential debate this autumn. this all but guarantees that the two presidential candidates, president obama and mitt romney will be asked about the tragedy. what should they say? let's ask governor ed rendell what barack obama should say. it will be interesting. to start with, let's their personal stories following a tragedy like aurora. look at how heartbreaking they are and tell us a...
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pell grants are often used by women. he's increased the number of pell grants for women, over 2 million. it's an enormous investment in women's future and potential. when you look at the health care debate, overwhelmingly it affects women. if you look at medicare and medicaid, both disproportionately used by women. mitt romney would like to privatize medicare and medicaid. that's not going to help women. >> david, david -- >> let me finish. and then last, under president obama, being a woman is no obama, being a woman is no longer going to be a pre-existing condition. >> if i could get in. >> go ahead. >> these are patently false statements being made about mitt romney. he has not come out and said he is going to do what the senator is saying. in fact, just the opposite. i think that one thing women are seeing is that mitt romney is an extremely smart guy. he's been successful in creating jobs in the private economy and that's something that barack obama has not been able to do. mitt romney also understands how to turn a
pell grants are often used by women. he's increased the number of pell grants for women, over 2 million. it's an enormous investment in women's future and potential. when you look at the health care debate, overwhelmingly it affects women. if you look at medicare and medicaid, both disproportionately used by women. mitt romney would like to privatize medicare and medicaid. that's not going to help women. >> david, david -- >> let me finish. and then last, under president obama,...
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it turns back the clock getting us out of a tradition of 50, 60 years expanding a vote to a time we used to suppress the vote and restrict the vote. for it all to come down to pennsylvania, the cradle of our democracy, philadelphia, where the declaration of independence itself was signed, is i think -- calls the question for the nation, are we going to move forward? are we going to keep on the tradition of expanding rights or are we going backward to a dark day restricting rights and making harder to vote. >> the image of the liberty bell in the background as the case goes to court is poignant, if not, i think, a moment for us think about what these laws really mean. michael waldman, you guys have done some incredible research at the brennan center, you've been tenaciously documenting in terms of statistics and data what voter i.d. laws mean. one of the most shocking parts, it's not just i.d.s or you may need to have to vote, it's curbing voter registration drives which is so blatantly political and so nakedly -- just make itted make itted naked in terms of transparency keeping people fr
it turns back the clock getting us out of a tradition of 50, 60 years expanding a vote to a time we used to suppress the vote and restrict the vote. for it all to come down to pennsylvania, the cradle of our democracy, philadelphia, where the declaration of independence itself was signed, is i think -- calls the question for the nation, are we going to move forward? are we going to keep on the tradition of expanding rights or are we going backward to a dark day restricting rights and making...
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thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show." i'm ezra klein in for ed schultz tonight. it is 54 days until the 2012 election. and protests in at least six american embassies have the nation on edge. as the situation in the middle east continues to simmer, mitt romney has -- on his claim that president obama is appeasing the attackers. tonight we'll dig into romney's foreign policy and into his leadership. as ed would say, let's get to work. protests continued in the middle east today as fury over an anti-islam film fomented anger in the muslim world. we're looking at live pictures of tahrir square where it turned violent. earlier today in yemen, protesters stemmed the u.s. embassy in the capital city of sanaa. security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators after fires were set and rocks were thrown at the compound. we are going to keep monitoring this situation for you throughout the show tonight. if anything happens,
thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show." i'm ezra klein in for ed schultz tonight. it is 54 days until the 2012 election. and protests in at least six american embassies have the nation on edge. as the situation in the middle east continues to simmer, mitt romney has -- on his claim that president obama is appeasing the attackers. tonight we'll dig into romney's foreign policy...
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the perfect use of the 7th inning stretch. get that great taste anytime with kingsford match light charcoal. ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. >>> previous research is showing many benefits of coffee. according to the largest analysis of the link between coffee consumption and mortality, they did not have a higher mortality rate and those who drank at least six cups a day had a higher life expectancy.ç >> the live look at ohio and the town hall meeting moments away. a as soon as it happens, they will take you back live. americans are showing some optimism in a slow but consistent economic growth. there is a poll showing 60% believe economic conditions will be good a year from now. the positive trend hit a brick wall last month, making tomorrow's report crucial to maintaining that national hope. the president of river twice research and contributor news week as well as the daily beast. it's great to hav
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use caution when driving or operating machinery. common side effects include nausea, trouble sleeping and unusual dreams. it worked for me. [ malctor if chantix is right for you. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, a to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these typf you'll be able to visit any do o plus, there are no networks, so don't wait. this free decision guide to help you better understand medicare... might be best for you. there's a wide range to choose from. we love to travel -- so we found a plan that can travel with us. anywhere in the cotry.
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drones allow us to target those people and also allow us to do it in ways that don't get us enmeshed in local insurgencies and civil wars. the drone program is very much in line with his busineasic m.o terms of fighting the war on terrorism. >> these decisions aren't made lightly. there's a face-to-face squaring off between eric holder and obama strategies david axelrod. you describe "the two men stood chest to chest. it was like a schoolyard fight." what happened in that situation in obviously tensions run high when big decisions like this need to be made but how does the administration move forward with it regarding this and its terror policy when we see that they are effective? >> this particular confrontation between the torng and davattornd david axelrod was not about drone strikes. the back drop is the white house, early in the administration, very preoccupied with dealing with the economy that was still deep in a recession, trying to get health care reformed passed and you have an attorney general whose obligation is to be independent, pushing counterterrorism policies that ar
drones allow us to target those people and also allow us to do it in ways that don't get us enmeshed in local insurgencies and civil wars. the drone program is very much in line with his busineasic m.o terms of fighting the war on terrorism. >> these decisions aren't made lightly. there's a face-to-face squaring off between eric holder and obama strategies david axelrod. you describe "the two men stood chest to chest. it was like a schoolyard fight." what happened in that...
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thanks so much for joining us. stay with us. much more ahead. 1 >>> this time the arizona that targets illegal immigrants. in last month's test of health care reform the case pits federal against state hours and has profound political complications in a presidential election year. indeed it is already a flash point on the cam trail. >> should there be aggressive seek them out find them and arrest them as the sheriff advocates. >> i think you see a mlgds here in arizona. the right course for america is drop the lawsuits against arizona and other states that are trying to do the job barack obama isn't doing. >> we now have a republican nominee who said that the arizona laws are a model for the country, that these are laws that potentially would allow someone to be stopped and picked up and asked where their citizenship papers are based on an assumption. >> the arizona law advances what it calls a policy of attrition through enforcement. in other words, if the going gets tough enough for illegal immigrants, they will pack their bag
thanks so much for joining us. stay with us. much more ahead. 1 >>> this time the arizona that targets illegal immigrants. in last month's test of health care reform the case pits federal against state hours and has profound political complications in a presidential election year. indeed it is already a flash point on the cam trail. >> should there be aggressive seek them out find them and arrest them as the sheriff advocates. >> i think you see a mlgds here in arizona. the...
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he used technology to get re-elected. he used it to get in the first time. the only difference that he's doing this time that he didn't do the first time is he is making sure he doesn't tone down the machine. now for the very first time we have this issue that he wants the american public to weigh in on and if you think about the demographic, the president of the united states can come into the living room, a voter, up to 30, say, in their comfort zone and talk to them one on one and make an issue out of the $2,000. in their comfort zone, not on the network news, daily newspaper but in a very personal way in a way that are resonates with that demographic. i think it's going to be very impactful. >> the numbers are phenomenal. the president has nearly 24 million followers and 34 million facebook supporters. when you look at that my2k hash tag, you see a lot of conservatives going on with the counter opinion. >> the country is divided on it like a lot of things. we're not talking 60 or 70% of the vote when we're talking about election and we're not talking abo
he used technology to get re-elected. he used it to get in the first time. the only difference that he's doing this time that he didn't do the first time is he is making sure he doesn't tone down the machine. now for the very first time we have this issue that he wants the american public to weigh in on and if you think about the demographic, the president of the united states can come into the living room, a voter, up to 30, say, in their comfort zone and talk to them one on one and make an...
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representative cleaver, thanks for being with us. sounds like ball play is happening on capitol hill, what is going to happen to unemployment insurance and payment for doctors that see medicare payments? >> let me take the last question first, we have not paid physicians adequately in the first place and we have this fix that we have to do every year. we are going to discourage physicians from wanting to continue to provide care for medicare patients. and so, we are then hurting the program that we are at least trying to publically say we are supporting much we have to take care of the the doc fix and we have to take care of making physicians somewhat satisfied with what we pay them. and number two, we have terrible, terrible, unemployment numbers, things have gotten better, we have had 23 straight months of adding jobs but there are hard working good americans that cannot get jobs and what we are saying is we don't care if we do not extend the unemployment benefits. it's doing damage to americans and the politics. >> are you bullish
representative cleaver, thanks for being with us. sounds like ball play is happening on capitol hill, what is going to happen to unemployment insurance and payment for doctors that see medicare payments? >> let me take the last question first, we have not paid physicians adequately in the first place and we have this fix that we have to do every year. we are going to discourage physicians from wanting to continue to provide care for medicare patients. and so, we are then hurting the...
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that's what made us an economic super power. that's what made us the envy of the world. not the fact that we had the most millionaire or billionaires, but the fact that our economy grew from the middle out. there were ladders of opportunity for people to get into the middle class even if they were born poor. the reason i ran for president, the reason i ran the first time for a state senate seat on the southside of chicago was because for too many people that bargain and that dream felt like it was slipping away. for too many people. we had gone through a decade where people were working harder and harder, but they didn't see any increase in income. profits were going sky high for a lot of companies, but jobs weren't growing fast enough and the cost of everything from health care to college tuition to groceries to gas. kept going up. faster than people's incomes. so a lot of folks felt like that idea that we not only could live a good middle class life, but pass it on to our kids. they could succeed the way we may not have imagined. they could go to college and do things
that's what made us an economic super power. that's what made us the envy of the world. not the fact that we had the most millionaire or billionaires, but the fact that our economy grew from the middle out. there were ladders of opportunity for people to get into the middle class even if they were born poor. the reason i ran for president, the reason i ran the first time for a state senate seat on the southside of chicago was because for too many people that bargain and that dream felt like it...
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take us inside the court. how are these decisions made? >> well, the justices meet in conference very shortly after hearing the oral arguments and the way it works the justices go around the table, the chief justice goes first, speak in order of seniority. each justice says how he or she intends to vote and gives a brief explanation of reasoning and the chief, because he leads off that discussion, does have the opportunity to shape the discussion in a way but it is a very collegial discussion can among equals. i can assure you there would have been a lot of candid give and take and everyone would have had a chance to have his or her say. >> it's interesting, one of the things i read is that he wasn't very happy that during oral arguments there seemed to be levity, some joking around. would that surprise you if he is inappropriate? >> he is very serious about the institutional reputation of the court. he takes very seriously the constitutional role so i'm sure he has wanted the proper decorum to be observed at all times and i'm sure he is t
take us inside the court. how are these decisions made? >> well, the justices meet in conference very shortly after hearing the oral arguments and the way it works the justices go around the table, the chief justice goes first, speak in order of seniority. each justice says how he or she intends to vote and gives a brief explanation of reasoning and the chief, because he leads off that discussion, does have the opportunity to shape the discussion in a way but it is a very collegial...
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, lead us, mr. president. you need to set up the framework. >> want him to take basically -- nobody has the gut to us take on this issue politically in the senate that is the real issue. >> takes two to tang gheerks is what i will say. >> i want to jump to charlie rangel, watching charlie here, i have to say, i didn't know -- sort of forgot that new york had to move up its primaries. how much is he going to benefit from low, low, low, low turnout? >> snuck up on everybody. i think this is one of these cases were it is quintessential local politics, right? we are watching it from washington. what impact could it have on the institution? folks in new york don't want to be told what to do don't want to be told about his ethics problems whether it should sway their vote. their call. >> jen, you work for a firm that does a lot of new york races. >> yes. >> how concerned are your part they are about turnout today? >> look, turnout is never great in these type of elections, as you have talked about but ran
, lead us, mr. president. you need to set up the framework. >> want him to take basically -- nobody has the gut to us take on this issue politically in the senate that is the real issue. >> takes two to tang gheerks is what i will say. >> i want to jump to charlie rangel, watching charlie here, i have to say, i didn't know -- sort of forgot that new york had to move up its primaries. how much is he going to benefit from low, low, low, low turnout? >> snuck up on...
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. >> the forces that divide us are not as strong that unite us. >> dr. james peterson will weigh in. >> he's a capable individual. >> mitt flops around the controversy. >> ted nugent loses his cool once again. >> if you can find a screening process more powerful than that. >> i'm an extremely loving passionate man. >>> a former teammate of junior seau estimates the linebacker has 1,500 concussions during his career. the nation magazine's has the latest. >>> beastie boy's co-founder is dead tonight. a look back at the life of a hip hop pioneer. >> the only way change will come about is through mass public wareness. >>> the right wing noise machine is working overtime to cast president barack obama as the divider this chief. here is mitt romney directly accusing president obama of being divisive. >> he's taking to dividing the american people. this nation was not made great by americans castigating and demonizing one another. >> it's a theme romney has been pushing since he became a candidate. here is romney as he pivoted toward the general election campai
. >> the forces that divide us are not as strong that unite us. >> dr. james peterson will weigh in. >> he's a capable individual. >> mitt flops around the controversy. >> ted nugent loses his cool once again. >> if you can find a screening process more powerful than that. >> i'm an extremely loving passionate man. >>> a former teammate of junior seau estimates the linebacker has 1,500 concussions during his career. the nation magazine's has...
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week alone. >> reporter: and a lot of us are feeling it. add to that after the weekend before this past one so many people lost their power because of the derecho. we are going to be looking at some relief. it is still summertime. it's still going to be very hot. the numbers are showing that. we still have temperatures in the upper 80s. pittsburgh. the overall trend is that these temperatures are cooler. they have returned to average. it's still summertime. the jet stream has dipped down. our front has delivered that cooler air. and as far as what we will see in the coming days, you can see, yes, we'll have those temperatures in the mid to upper 80s in a lot of places in the mid-atlantic and the northeast. it is a lot better than seeing temperatures in the 90s, in the triple digits like we have been seeing. as you were mentioning, all the thousands of records that we have set. so there is relief in the east. now the flip side is we're actually going to find some much hotter temperatures somewhere else. that will be in the western part of th
week alone. >> reporter: and a lot of us are feeling it. add to that after the weekend before this past one so many people lost their power because of the derecho. we are going to be looking at some relief. it is still summertime. it's still going to be very hot. the numbers are showing that. we still have temperatures in the upper 80s. pittsburgh. the overall trend is that these temperatures are cooler. they have returned to average. it's still summertime. the jet stream has dipped down....
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the sad milestone reminds us of the continuing costs of the war in afghanistan. the average age of a u.s. service member killed there, 26 years old. 9 out of 10 of those killed were enlisted service members. to date the war in afghanistan has cost more than $570 billion, almost a billion dollars a week when you average it out over the long scope of this war. >>> enough of the real news, let's huddle up around the water cool to watch a daredevil skateboarder get an up-close look at the local wildlife during a race in colorado. this race was posted on youtube. the longborder speeding down the mountain until -- oh. one racer kind of gets a ride for a few seconds on the back of a deer before losing it. he goes down, the deer goes down, too. skateboarder needed a little medical attention, not badly injured. the deer was just fine. nice job by that deer walking it off. got up, ran away. crash may be seen at an honor that attracts the world's wildest longborders. this race is put on every year by "mountain dwelling freaks who like to bomb hills and scare the squares." t
the sad milestone reminds us of the continuing costs of the war in afghanistan. the average age of a u.s. service member killed there, 26 years old. 9 out of 10 of those killed were enlisted service members. to date the war in afghanistan has cost more than $570 billion, almost a billion dollars a week when you average it out over the long scope of this war. >>> enough of the real news, let's huddle up around the water cool to watch a daredevil skateboarder get an up-close look at the...
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president obama has given us four budgets. each and every one of these budgets dumped the tough issues, kicked the can, and have given us deficits that are over $1 trillion every single time, and no solution in sight. he punted leadership. the senate hasn't led. we're still living under the obama budget from 2009 that paved the way for obama care and everything else. we're going to follow the law, lead, introduce a budget that solves this problem. we need kelly have to have more help in the senate and courageous people who served on the budget committee who helped us do this, we're going to get courageous men and women back in the congress and we're going to lead and offer a budget and fix this mess before it gets out of our control. >> i'm just going to underscore one thing there. that is as the congressman indicated, there is the role of leadership. i hope you have experienced that in your homes, as moms and dads lead. you've seen it in the enterprise you may work. you've seen it in your state here. there are times when ther
president obama has given us four budgets. each and every one of these budgets dumped the tough issues, kicked the can, and have given us deficits that are over $1 trillion every single time, and no solution in sight. he punted leadership. the senate hasn't led. we're still living under the obama budget from 2009 that paved the way for obama care and everything else. we're going to follow the law, lead, introduce a budget that solves this problem. we need kelly have to have more help in the...
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>> apathy is a dangerous thing for us. voter apathy, we have been nervous about because i don't think the youth understand the consequences, specifically for the hispanic community and the women's community. every time i travel the country, i tell them these policies are disproportionately affecting us as a hispanic or as a woman so you have got to vote because these policies are going to change your life, it will change your pocketbook, and i think we are getting through. this is the energy here, the energy across the united states, people are excited. i think it's a myth that people think the energy's not there like 2008. but it is. >> what do you think is at stake, especially for women in this election? >> i mean, think what's so dangerous or what's frustrating is to find the battles we've already won as women. why are we revisiting a lot things that we've already fought for and won? for me, you know, women's health care, equal pay, everything that obama has done for us in advancing our agenda as women, in advancing the
>> apathy is a dangerous thing for us. voter apathy, we have been nervous about because i don't think the youth understand the consequences, specifically for the hispanic community and the women's community. every time i travel the country, i tell them these policies are disproportionately affecting us as a hispanic or as a woman so you have got to vote because these policies are going to change your life, it will change your pocketbook, and i think we are getting through. this is the...
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we can use that material for counter punching. it f he makes a speech and says as governor of massachusetts i did a great job with the economy, we can say but you were 47th out of 50 for job creation. let's go on the offensive by telling the person people what we do. what american people are looking for is who is the best bet to get them out of this. i think it's barack obama because he has the best plans and i would pin the tail on that republican congress. they don't want to do anything, they're more interested in politics, let's roll and get this done. >> i think that's an agreement, more money and a major historic commitment to building this country up in terms of the infrastructure, the grids, mass transit and highways, as you point out the low interest rates is to critical. you have people ready to work, capital ready to be used, low interest rates, this is the time. we built the empire state building in 1931, that to me remains the great example of what you can do in tough times. >> chris, you remember what they said 75 yea
we can use that material for counter punching. it f he makes a speech and says as governor of massachusetts i did a great job with the economy, we can say but you were 47th out of 50 for job creation. let's go on the offensive by telling the person people what we do. what american people are looking for is who is the best bet to get them out of this. i think it's barack obama because he has the best plans and i would pin the tail on that republican congress. they don't want to do anything,...
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that it sort of divides our -- us culturally in a way that used to be, politics was really just a small thing. >> well, part of it has to do with the parties are demographically to different. i mean, republicans are 90% white. >> and this wasn't the case. >> this was not the case. democrats are more diverse ethnically. there's a huge generation difference. the millennial generation, the voters are under 30 years of age, came in as baked in liberals with respect to government, but also very much so with with respect to social issues. so we see the democrats moving in a much more liberal direction on balance, on the social issues. whether it's immigration or whether it's gay marriage, they're quite different than republicans. >> you know, it's been interesting. you do this in different ways every year, with pew, and this incredible study that you do. the other thing you've been finding over the years is the fact that there's different types of conservatives. what is interesting, in the bush years, you had found big-government conservatives. versus social conservatives. and that there was
that it sort of divides our -- us culturally in a way that used to be, politics was really just a small thing. >> well, part of it has to do with the parties are demographically to different. i mean, republicans are 90% white. >> and this wasn't the case. >> this was not the case. democrats are more diverse ethnically. there's a huge generation difference. the millennial generation, the voters are under 30 years of age, came in as baked in liberals with respect to government,...